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frí-borh

(n.)
Grammar
frí-borh, gen. -borges; m.

A free suretypledgebondmanfĭdejussio

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A free surety, pledge, bondman; fĭdejussio, L. Ed. C. 20; Wilk. 202, 11

friþ-borh

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-borh, gen. -borges; m.

A peace or frank-pledgepeace-suretypācis fidejussio

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A peace or frank-pledge, peace-surety; pācis fidejussio, L. Ed. C. 20; Th. i. 450, 24, 29; 451, 2, 4, 7: 21; Th. i. 451, 19, 20: 28; Th. i. 454, 18, 22. v. Stubbs' Const. Hist. i. 87

Linked entries: freó-borh borh

hýre-borg

(n.)
Grammar
hýre-borg, es; m.

Interestusury

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Interest, usury Hiéreborg (or ? hiére, borg) fenus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 18

in-borh

(n.)
Grammar
in-borh, gen. -borges ; m.
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A security required in cases where property had been stolen, bail Gif hwá þífþe betogen sý ... ðonne niman ða ðe hit tógebyreþ on his ǽhtan inborh if any one be accused of theft . .. then let those to whom it appertains take security from his property

nægled-bord

Similar entry: næglian

god-borh

(n.)
Grammar
god-borh, gen. -borges; m.

A word of uncertain meaning occurring only in

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A word of uncertain meaning occurring only in L. Ælf. pol. 33; Th. i. 82, 4-8. q. v

Linked entry: borh

bold-ágende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bold-ágende, part.

House-owning, possessing a housedomum possidens

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[bold a house, ágende owning] House-owning, possessing a house; domum possidens Hæleða monegum boldágendra to many of house-owning men, Beo. Th. 6215; B. 3112: Exon. 90 b; Th. 339, 12; Gn. Ex. 93

booc-hord

(n.)

a library

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a library, Ælfc. Gl. 109; Som. 79, 4; Wrt. Voc. 58, 47

bord-haga

(n.)
Grammar
bord-haga, an; m.

The cover of shieldsclypeorum sepimentum

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[bord II. a shield, haga a hedge] The cover of shields; clypeorum sepimentum Gefeallen under bordhagan fallen under the cover of shields, Elen. Kmbl. 1300; El. 652

bord-rand

(n.)
Grammar
bord-rand, es; m.

The margin or disc of a shieldscuti margo

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[bord II. a shield, rand a rim, margin] The margin or disc of a shield; scuti margo Biorn bordrand onswáf the hero turned his shield's disc, Beo. Th. 5112; B. 2559

bord-stæþ

(n.)
Grammar
bord-stæþ, es; pl. nom. acc. -staðu; n. [stæþ a shore, bank]

The sea-shorelitus

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The sea-shore; litus Eágorstreámas beóton bordstaðu [bordstæðu MS.] the ocean-streams beat the sea-shores, Andr. Kmbl. 883; An. 442

bord-gelác

(n.)
Grammar
bord-gelác, es; n.

A missile, darttelum

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[lácan to play, sport, fly] What flies against a shield, hence,- A missile, dart; telum Ðý-læs ingebúge biter bordgelác under bánlocan lest the bitter dart enter in under the skin, Exon. 19 a; Th. 48, 9; Cri. 769

bord-þaca

(n.)
Grammar
bord-þaca, an; m.

Board thatch, a warlike engine, a cover or roof of a house, a snaretestudo, laquearium

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Board thatch, a warlike engine, a cover or roof of a house, a snare; testudo, laquearium Bordþacan laquearii, Cot. 119

borg-gylda

(n.)
Grammar
borg-gylda, an; m.

A usurerfœnerator

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A usurer; fœnerator, Ps. Spl. C. 108, 10

botl-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
botl-gestreón, es; n. [gestreón riches, wealth]

Household property, goods, or treasuredomesticæ opes

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Household property, goods, or treasure; domesticæ opes Chus wæs brytta bróðrum sínum botlgestreóna Cush was a dispenser of household treasures to his brothers, Cd. 79; Th. 97, 32; Gen. 1621. Lameh onféng æfter fæder dæge botlgestreónum Lamech succeeded

borh-wed

(n.)
Grammar
borh-wed, -wedd, es; n.

Anything given in pledgevadimonium

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Anything given in pledge; vadimonium

ge-boht

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-boht, pp. of ge-bycgan: ge-bohte, pl. -bohton bought, redeemed,
  • Gen. 39, 1
  • :
  • L. C. E. 18; Th. i. 370, 28
  • :
  • Chr. 1016; Erl. 159, 23
  • ;
p. of ge-bycgan.

bought

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bought,Ælfc. Gl. 86; Som. 74, 33; Wrt. Voc. 50, 16;

ge-bond

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-bond, p. of ge-bindan.

boundtied up

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bound, tied up,Bd. 3, 10; S. 543, 23;

ge-bonn

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bonn, es; n.

The indictionindictio

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The indiction; indictio.Th. Diplm. A. D. 896; 139, 10: Cod. Diplm. 1073; Kmbl. v. 140, 8

ge-bótad

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bótad, part.

Betteredmendedresartus

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Bettered, mended; resartus Ðá him gebótad wæs when he was better, Chr. 1093; Erl. 228, 30